12-22-2016

Brighamia insignis

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It is extremely rare. In 1994 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service reported five populations totaling 45 to 65 individuals, and listed the plant as an endangered species. As of today, the species is possibly extinct in the wild. The last single individual was recorded in the wild in 2014.

Brighamia insignis is found at elevations from sea level to 480 m (1,570 ft) in mesic shrublands and dry forests that receive less than 170 cm (67 in) of annual rainfall. It grows on rocky ledges with little soil and steep sea cliffs. Associated plants include ʻāhinahina (Artemisia spp.) ʻakoko (Euphorbia celastroides), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), kāwelu (Eragrostis variabilis), pili (Heteropogon contortus), kokiʻo ʻula (Hibiscus kokio), ʻānaunau (Lepidium serra), nehe (Lipochaeta succulenta), pokulakalaka (Munroidendron racemosum), and ʻilima (Sida fallax).

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Detailed information

Full Name: olulu (Brighamia insignis)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Flowering Plants

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	02/25/1994	Pacific Region (Region 1)	Wherever found

States/US Territories in which the olulu, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
US Counties in which the olulu, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
02/13/2015	80 FR 8100 8103	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
03/18/2003	68 FR 12982 13141	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations and nondesignations of critical habitat for 42 plant species from the island of Molokai, HI; final rule
02/27/2003	68 FR 9215 9264	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (3 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9415 9464	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (7 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9116 9164	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (1 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9265 9314	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (4 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9315 9364	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (5 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9165 9214	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (2 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9465 9479	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (8 of 8)
02/27/2003	68 FR 9365 9414	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation or Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 95 Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI; Final Rule (6 of 8)

Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
08/23/1998	Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final
09/20/1995	Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
08/23/1998	Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final
09/20/1995	Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
02/13/2015	80 FR 8100 8103	Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
12/26/2002	67 FR 78763 78765	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species from the island of oahu, hawaii; extension of comment period and notice of availability of draft economic analysis	Notice Doc. Availability
03/07/2001	66 FR 13691 13692	ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat for 76 Plants From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI	Notice Doc. Availability Notice Reopen Comment

Date	Title
01/18/2008	Olulu (Brighamia insignis) 5-Year Review

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